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Low-Abundance Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Variants in Antiretroviral Drug-Naive Individuals: A Systematic Review of Detection Methods, Prevalence, and Clinical Impact.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 27 Apr 2020
Mbunkah Herbert A, Bertagnolio Silvia, Hamers Raph L, Hunt Gillian, Inzaule Seth, Rinke De Wit Tobias F, Paredes Roger, Parkin Neil T, Jordan Michael R, Metzner Karin J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The presence of high-abundance drug-resistant HIV-1 jeopardizes success of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Despite numerous investigations, the clinical impact of low-abundance drug-resistant HIV-1 variants (LA-DRVs) at levels <15%-25% of the virus population in antiretroviral (ARV) drug-naive individuals remains controversial. METHODS: We systematically reviewed 103 studies assessing prevalence,...
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